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35 Cards in this Set
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deprecate |
to lessen in value or price |
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ostentatious |
characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuousinsen show in an attempt to impress others |
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insensate |
foolish, stupid |
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aphorism |
a concise statement of a truth; maxim |
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augment |
to make or become greater |
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approbation |
approval |
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convivial |
found of feasting, drinking, and good company |
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gregarious |
seeking and enjoying the company of others; sociable |
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capricious |
given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood |
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dissolute |
given to immoral or improper conduct |
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assiduous |
showing great care and perseverance |
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auspicious |
favorable |
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besmirch |
damage the reputation of in the opinion of others |
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solicitude |
care or concern for someone or something |
solicitar |
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potentate |
a monarch or ruler |
potente |
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contentious |
causing or likely to cause an argument |
contender |
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demur |
raise doubts or objections |
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florid |
having a red complexion |
flore (roja) |
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quay |
a platform lying alongside water |
wharf |
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vociferate |
shout, complain, or argue loudly |
yell |
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imputation |
represent something undesirable done by something |
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laconic |
using very few words |
not wordy |
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magnanimous |
very generous or forgiving |
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obsequiousness |
obedient to an excessive degree |
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evanescence |
soon passing out of sight, memory |
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compunction |
a feeling of guilt that follows after doing something wrong |
guilty |
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superciliously |
behaving as one who thinks they are superior to others |
super condescending |
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profligate |
recklessly extravagant and wasteful |
not thrifty |
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remonstrate |
make a forcefully reproachful protest |
angry request |
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triumvirate |
a group of three men holding power |
three powerful people |
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prevaricate |
speak or act in an evasive way |
trying to avoid people |
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ubiquitous |
found everywhere |
everywhere |
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evince (sentence) |
reveal the presence of a feeling |
confess feeling |
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complacent |
showing uncritical satisfaction with one self |
pleased with yourself |
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sonorous |
(of a sound) imposingly deep and full |
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